The Portland daily press., 1887-12-14
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
carnot Speaks In Favor OF Reform
and International Harmony.
Randolph Churchill Preparing to
Fight tho Fair Trade Agitation.
Mr.. Pyne Leaves His Fortress and
Eludes the Police.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-President Carnots mes
sage was submitted to the Chambers today.
He advocates a policy of concord and ap-
peasement, and urges the adoption Of prac-
teal reforms for the improvement of the
finances. The Chambers, he says, in assist
ing the government to execute this pro-
gramme, will give Europe precious pledge
of Frances ardent desire to contribute to
the consolidation Of general peace and facili-
tate the development of good foreign rela-
tions.
The formation Of the Tirard ministry was
brought about by threats ,,d Of President Sad Uaa
with the task. 1t is now called Carnors
Cabinet The organ Of Clemenceau and
other radical organs make attacks on the
new government, which, 1t is expected, viii
collapse, after the holidays.
Madame BoucIcault's Munificence.
The funeral of Madame Boucicault yester-
day, was attended by all the employees OF
the Bon Marche. Her will devotes $3,000,-
600 In legacies Of from $40 to. $1,000 to those
employees who have been in her service ten
years. She gives $500, 900 to associations for
young workmen, 100000 to the Home for
Convalescent Employees, $4,000 to Pasteur.
and numerous other large bequests for char
table purposes, including $4,000 for the
poor Of Paris.
ParlIament's Meeting.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The Cabinet has decid-
ed to reassemble Parliament Feb. 7th. The
government will try to limit the debate on
the address in reply to the Queens speech to
one week
Lord Randolph Churchill is guest of
Lord Harrington, at Hardwick BALL.. They
ara fad M "a no f0 tha hast
means to meet the fair trade agitation.
Probably senseless Runnors.
The Times states, on authority of a Par
nellite, who stipulates that his name shall
not be disclosed, that DR.. Hamilton Will
liams of New York, succeeds O'Donovan
Rosa in the leadership OF the extreme Ma
tionalists in New York, and that Williams
has fund of 100000 pounds at his disposal
to organize assassinati0ns and dynamite ex-
plosions by sending to England Irish-Ameri-
can agents, who will not work directly, but
endeavOr to find men among the criminals in
large towns TO assassinate public men and
conduct dynamite explosions. These men
are now at work, well supplied with funds.
Two hundred weight of dynamite has been
stored secretly in London.
The News from Dublin.
DUBLIN, Dec. 13.-Mr. Pyne, the member
of Parliament, who has been barricaded in
Lisfnny Castle, his residence, in the county
of Waterford, for resisting the efforts of the
police to arrest him, left the castle this
morning, eluding the police sentinels, and
taking II car in waiting, drove to some un-s
known place. The police are securing the
countr, for him.
At a conference of landlords today, dele
CATION was appointed to submit to the gov
ernment that the land owners of Ireland are
entitled to compensation for losses sustained
through the action Of the government in re-
ducing the rents to greater extent than JUS
tilted by economic causes, in depriving land
owners of their reversionary interest in
the occupancy of the soil, lessening the sale
able and receivable value Of judicial rents
and depriving land owners of the right to
obtain the best rent the solvent tenant was
able to pay in open market. The delegation
will claim that the land owners are entitled
to direct pecuniary grant.
Foreign Notes.
The French Senate has proclaimed Gen.
D'An eau's expulsion.
M. ertenstein has been elected President
of s." "itzerland, and M. Hammer Vice Presi-
dent
The Spanish government intimates that
war will be inevitable If encroachments are
made on Spanish power in Morocco.
The police stopped q League meeting at
Kildysart, county Glare. Ireland, on SUNDAY.
About 100 Leaguers afterward went in boats
to Cannon's Island, and held a meeting, thus
outwitting the police.